TALK:TOYS AND GAMES IN ANCIENT ROME

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Did you know... that the Roman emperors Augustus and Claudius may have had an affinity for gambling?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 ( talk) 19:47, 11 November 2022 (UTC) reply

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... that the Roman emperors Augustus and Claudius may have had an affinity for gambling?

Source:

Staff, Marshall (2011). Ancient Rome: An Illustrated History. Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 978-0-7614-7933-8.
Fleiner, Carey (2020-02-28). A writer's guide to Ancient Rome. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-1-5261-3525-4.
Livingstone, Ian; Wallis, James (2019-09-17). Board Games in 100 Moves. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4654-9871-7.

ALT1: ... that ancient Roman children were said to have played games simulating the Battle of Actium? Source:

Wiedemann, Thomas (2014-03-18). Adults and Children in the Roman Empire (Routledge Revivals). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-74912-7.

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Created by Graearms ( talk). Self-nominated at 23:51, 9 November 2022 (UTC). reply

Hi, I am able to start this review tomorrow. Unlimitedlead ( talk) 02:19, 11 November 2022 (UTC) reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

@ Graearms: I like the hooks! Approving. Unlimitedlead ( talk) 14:23, 11 November 2022 (UTC) reply

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